If you come to Clarkdale Fruit Farm from the south, you must pass The Bars Farm Stand. The stand offers a wide variety of very fresh, beautiful produce grown by two-generations of the same family. It is an IPM farm which also serves local restaurants.
They also sell some produce from other local farmers.
The family claims to offer the best tomatoes in the Pioneer Valley. I agree. I regularly buy their "seconds" to make tomato soup, a favorite of mine. I find their seconds better than the firsts offered by many stands and certainly better than most tomatoes sold at supermarkets.
The variety of produce available here is delightful. Ratatouille fans will be in their glory, trying to select which variety of eggplant, summer squash and more to enhance this classic for this visit. For those who like their ratatouille with a kick, the farmers have developed a passion for peppers and offer a wide variety of these difficult-to-grow-in-Massachusetts veggies.
Hey, even if you're not a cook, but a watercolorist, this is the place to purchase all of your "models." Imagine piles of yellow, green, purple and orange peppers in a beautiful, handthrown ceramic bowl. After you paint their portrait, stretch yourself in the kitchen, take out the wok and stewpot and make something tasty.
The farm also offers fresh flowers grown on site and bedding plants in the spring. read more